counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
from here; from this place
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
as you see; as you can see
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
that is to say; so that means
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
around the world; throughout the world
late at night; at a late hour
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
image; figure; figure; form; image
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
living by oneself; living alone
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to fly around; to scatter
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
mental health; mental illnesses
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)